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exemption is consistent with the 

requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. However, FMCSA requests that 

interested parties with specific data 

concerning the safety records of these 

drivers submit comments by October 25, 

2006. 

FMCSA believes that the 

requirements for a renewal of an 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315 can be satisfied by initially 

granting the renewal and then 

requesting and evaluating, if needed, 

subsequent comments submitted by 

interested parties. As indicated above, 

the Agency previously published 

Notices of final disposition announcing 

its decision to exempt these 17 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). That final 

decision to grant the exemption to each 

of these individuals was based on the 

merits of each case and only after 

careful consideration of the comments 

received to its Notices of applications. 

Those Notices of applications stated in 

detail the qualifications, experience, 

and medical condition of each applicant 

for an exemption from the vision 

requirements. That information is 

available by consulting the above cited 

Federal Register publications. 

Interested parties or organizations 

possessing information that would 

otherwise show that any, or all of these 

drivers, are not currently achieving the 

statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. The 

Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will 

take immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption of a driver. 

Issued on: September 13, 2006. 

Rose A. McMurray, 

Associate Administrator, Policy and Program 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 06–8119 Filed 9–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2005–24231] 

Hours of Service of Drivers: 

Withdrawal of Application for 

Exemption; FedEx Ground Package 

System, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces that it 

is withdrawing its notice of an 

application for exemption upon the 

request of the applicant, FedEx Ground 

Package System, Inc. (FedEx). 

DATES: The notice of application with 

request for comments published on July 

31, 2006 is withdrawn, effective 

immediately. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Thomas Yager, Chief, Driver and Carrier 

Operations Division, Office of Bus and 

Truck Standards and Operations, MCPSD, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

202–366–4009. E-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

31, 2006, FMCSA published a notice 

requesting public comment on FedEx’s 

application for an exemption from 

certain hours-of-service requirements 

for truck drivers (71 FR 43277). FedEx 

sought a limited exemption from the 

definition of ‘‘on duty’’ under FMCSA’s 

hours-of-service regulations governing 

drivers who operate commercial motor 

vehicles. FedEx subsequently withdrew 

its exemption application. The FedEx 

letter requesting withdrawal of this 

matter has been placed in the docket 

identified in the caption of this notice. 

Issued on: September 15, 2006. 

John H. Hill, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 06–8123 Filed 9–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–24065] 

Compliance with Interstate Motor 

Carrier Noise Emission Standards: 

Exhaust Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public 

comment on the merits of a petition for 

rulemaking filed by the Truck 

Manufacturers Association. This trade 

association, whose members include all 

of the major North American 

manufacturers of medium and heavyduty trucks, has petitioned FMCSA to 

amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations to eliminate turbochargers 

from the list of equipment considered to 

be noise dissipative devices. The Truck 

Manufacturers Association contends 

that virtually all trucks are now 

equipped with turbochargers. Hence, 

these trucks cannot be cited for failure 

to meet the visual exhaust system 

inspection requirements of FMCSA’s 

safety regulations if they have no 

muffler. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 25, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by DOT DMS Docket No. 

FMCSA–2006–24065] by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the Plaza Level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number for this notice. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change (including any personal 

information provided) to http:// 

dms.dot.gov. See the Privacy Act 

heading for further information. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–

401 on the Plaza Level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The Docket 

Management System (DMS) is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

If you want to be notified that we 

received your comments, please include 

a self-addressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments online. 

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of DOT’s dockets by 

the name of the individual submitting 

the comment (or of the person signing 

the comment, if submitted on behalf of 

an association, business, labor union, or 

other entity). You may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 


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